Hingulaka, Hiṅgulaka: 8 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHiṅgulaka (हिङ्गुलक):—
1) = hiṅgula
1) [Mahābhārata 3, 11617. 16279.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 54, 110, v. l.] —
2) f. likā Solanum Jacquini [Śabdacandrikā im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. kṣudrahiṅgulikā .
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Jatihingulaka.
Full-text: Hingulika, Jatihingulaka, Vermilion.
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